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‘It means that we let go of posturing and pretence and live simply as we are, in truth, at ease with ourselves and with others, not having to worry about who's up or who's down, who's in or who's out.’

‘Ten years passing only heightens his status as a true street poet, devoid of current bling-bling pretense and full of scathing wit and sharp charm.’

‘And a waiting moment was enough - she and I yet again flinging every possible limit aside, deciding on all manner of pretense and affectation.’

‘A country that wants to see real improvements in real services - not posturing and pretence.’

‘The novel is also natural in the sense of man's everyday life, done without pretence and pose.’

‘There's no self-glorification and no hard-sell behind London's brightest young things, no pomp and no pretence.’

‘Besides, he has no tolerance for the pomp, pageantry and pretense of the whole show.’

‘The former live their lives within a rigid moralism and behavioral codes and have a supercilious social pretense.’

‘The walk would be an in-the-flesh demonstration, without pomp and pretence, as to just how in touch with real life our officials at City Hall are, or are not.’

‘But true appreciation of wine derives from the realization that it is meant to be shared with those around us, without pretense or affectation, in proper measure, and as an enhancement to our lives.’